Chitkul
The last inhabited village on the old Hindustan Tibet road, at thirty four hundred metres on the Baspa.
- Where
- Himachal Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 31.3518, 78.4368
Get the Chitkul stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Chitkul. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Himachal Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Chitkul
Sangla Valley 7.9 km
Apple orchards under Kinner Kailash.
Kinnaur Kailash 21 km
A six thousand metre peak with a rock shaft near the summit that Shaivites walk forty kilometres to circle.
Har ki Dun 23 km
A hanging valley, and villages that worship Duryodhana.
Rupin Pass 26 km
A crossing from Uttarakhand into Himachal through a hanging valley and a snow gully.
Kalpa 27 km
At twenty eight hundred metres facing Kinner Kailash, with apple and chilgoza pine on the same slope.
Swargarohini 31 km
A massif of four peaks in the Garhwal Himalaya, west of the Gangotri group.
Govind Pashu Vihar National Park 31 km
High park in the Tons valley where the snow leopard and the western tragopan both live.
Bandarpunch 40 km
The monkey's tail, a long summit ridge above the Yamunotri valley.
More offbeat places in Himachal Pradesh
Questions
Where is Chitkul?
Chitkul is in Himachal Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sangla Valley (7.9 km), Kinnaur Kailash (21 km), Har ki Dun (23 km).
How do I get the Chitkul stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Chitkul and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Himachal Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Chitkul before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Himachal Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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